Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers says places like nightclubs, bars, and close contact businesses could close down again if the virus continues not being taken seriously.
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Huntsville hospital c-e-o david spillers says the state is averaging about 1,000 new coronavirus cases per day.
Waay31s sierra phillips is live with why he says the cases are climbing even faster than he expected, sierra?
This morning spillers says people aren't taking the virus seriously and it might be time to make changes to the state health order.
Of the 167 coronavirus patients in the hospital system-- spillers said 91 of them are in a madison county.
He says if the madison county masking order doesn't do enough to flatten the coronavirus curve, places like nightclubs, bars and close contact businesses might need to close again.
Spillers said it's time for governor kay ivey to take action by issuing a statewide masking order.
David spillers, huntsville hospital ceo"i see no reason the entire state is not wearing a mask and i understand a lot of people don't support that.
Very little evidence, virtually no evidence that it hurts you.
A lot of evidence that it helps and it's a very easy thing to do.
So that's the first thing i would do as the governor, i'd do statewide masking."
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Spillers says if people get serious and social distance, wear their mask and sanitize, he thinks we still have an opportunity to turn this around.
Madison county and huntsville leaders will meet today at noon for a coronavirus update.
This will be our second update since the masking order took effect.
Reporting live in huntsville sierra phillips waay31 news.
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